Q&A with Mike Magee
Chamfermatic celebrated its 10th anniversary last October. How did you come to found the company?
I’ve always been a machine tool builder. At one time...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
It’s that time of year, the holidays are upon us. We are all busy planning for the holidays, shopping for gifts, throwing parties, and...
Q&A with Brett Froats
You purchased the company along with your partners in 1993, but Colonial Tool had been around for a long time by then, hadn’t it?
Yes,...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Well, IMTS 2006 is now behind us. I sincerely hope that you all had a good experience at the show, and I really hope...
Tooth Tips: William Crosher
Over the past 100 years there has been a remarkable improvement in gear capacities. This increase in the density of a power transmission unit...
Q&A with Jim Raptes
GS: Give us a little background on the company.JR:DECO Products has been in business since 1960, and we’re based in Decorah, Iowa. I’ve...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Last month we discussed the importance of safety meetings and related materials. Since then I have come across a company that maintains a portfolio...
Tooth Tips: William Crosher
Bronze Bronze Forgings and Castings
Gear bronzes are designated according to their major alloying element. Only the aluminum and beryllium copper bronzes can improve their...
Q&A with Dara Childs
Tell us about your own research at the Turbomachinery Lab.
Most of my work has to do with stability problems in high-performance rotating machinery, and...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Regularly scheduled safety meetings are an important means of keeping everyone aware of the companyís policies, and also of gathering information from the front...
Tooth Tips: William Crosher
Popular practice is to mill the worm, heat treat, finish grind and, for best results, polish. Material for the worm requires a hard, smooth...
Q&A with David Jones
I’m curious about the company’s name, what is its origin?
The company was founded in Germany about 80 years ago by Richard Glimpel—whose family still...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
How are you enjoying your summer so far? This is the time of year that causes many production difficulties due to vacations and other...
Tooth Tips: William Crosher
The first scale for comparing the hardness of materials was devised by the German mineralogist Friedrich Mohs in 1820. The scale is based on...
AGMA Tech: Bill Bradley
An active ISO Working Group (WG) typically meets two to four times a year during active project development. It is time again to review...
Q&A with Gary Doyon
Tell us about your background with Inductoheat.
This marks my twentieth year with the Inductotherm Group, Inductoheat’s parent company, though I began my career with...
Q&A with Mark Hill
What would you point to as the main benefit that your product provides?
That would be the fact that the Intelligent Can—or “iCan”—seals off fluids...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
In the October 2005 installment of this column we talked about being prepared for natural disasters. Well, it’s that time of year again, and...
Tooth Tips: William Crosher
Continuing our conversation from the May issue, “Sigma” is a statistical measure of standard deviation. It is accomplished by a manufacturer’s close coordination with...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Well, spring has finally sprung. What kind of safety concerns will this spring bring to our workplaces? One that immediately comes to mind is...
